UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2018

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SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-35471

(Commission file number)

27-4867100

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1160 Dairy Ashford Rd., Suite 160, Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 258-4400

(Company's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 15, 2018, SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on June 13, 2018 its Board of Directors declared its intention to pay on July 1, 2018, to record holders on June 15, 2018, of its 8% Cumulative Perpetual Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), in–kind dividends of 0.02 of a share of Series A Preferred Stock for every one outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock.  The Company expects to issue a total of approximately 663 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock on July 1, 2018.  The Company also announced that in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation for the Series A Preferred Stock, it expects, for the dividend period starting July 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2018, it will be obligated to pay in–kind any dividends declared by the Board of Directors on the Series A Preferred Stock. As a result, any dividends that are declared and are to be paid on October 1, 2018 will be newly issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock. At this time, the Company expects to issue a total of approximately 673 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock on October 1, 2018.

The information in this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 8.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD–LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains “forward–looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, with respect to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and business, and expectations or beliefs concerning future events. These forward–looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans to,” “ought,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “appears,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “outlook” or other similar words or phrases. There are inherent risks and uncertainties in any forward–looking statements. Although the Company believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward–looking statements to reflect events, new information or otherwise. Some of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations are discussed below. All written and oral forward–looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

You should refer to the risk factors from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10–K filed on March 16, 2018, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and as updated in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q filed on May 15, 2018, for the period ended March 31, 2018, for specific risks which would cause actual results to be significantly different from those expressed or implied by any of the Company’s forward–looking statements. It is not possible to identify all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward–looking events and circumstances discussed in this report may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward–looking statements. Accordingly, readers of this report are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward–looking statements.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 19, 2018 SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

By: /s/ Brent Whiteley

Name: Brent Whiteley

Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

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